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Washington Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, Seattle. – 1980
This paper reports on two workshops held in 1980 and 1981, for the purpose of exploring the perceptions, feelings, and opinions of Asian and Pacific American (APA) educational administrators from the State of Washington. In the first workshop, which brought together 19 APA administrators, discussion focused on changes in roles, family life,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrators, Asian Americans, Attitude Change
Nielsen, Jorgen S., Comp. – 1982
Summaries of seven reports presented at the teachers' seminar focus on teacher training for a multi-cultural society, with an emphasis on Muslim migrant children. Three papers discuss the general circumstances of Muslim immigrants in Europe, the implications for educational practice and structures, a Muslim view of the problems faced by Muslim…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
Download full textKatzki, Kate – 1978
A symposium addressing the needs of uprooted migrant and refugee children and the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in meeting those needs took place at Wingspread, Racine, Wisconsin in November, 1978. Uprooted children are those migrant and refugee children who have lost their identity as the result of being forced, for socioeconomic,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Conferences, Cultural Isolation
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1990
The foreign and international media studies section of the proceedings includes the following 11 papers: "The Contemporary Pacific Islands Press" (Suzanna Layton); "Cultural Domination and Sovereignty: The Development of European TV Quotas, 1981-89" (Ulf Jonas Bjork); "A Content Analysis of TV News in Saudi Arabia and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communication Research, Content Analysis, Cultural Background
Leurin, Marcel – 1985
This report summarizes comments of 10 researchers on topics relevant to intercultural education in Western Europe. The two-day seminar was organized by the French Commission for Culture in Brussels, the General Confederation of Teachers, and the Socio-Cultural Centre for Migrants in Brussels to bring research insights to Belgian educators involved…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships
Gold, Martin M., Comp. – 1974
Seven essays presented at three workshops/conferences examining democratic education in American society are provided. Topics of the three workshop sessions include (1) The Price of Failure: Equality of Educational Opportunity and the Realities of Competition; (2) The Burden of Success: Recruitment and Training of National Elites; and (3) The…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Culture Conflict, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Saugestad, Sidsel, Ed. – 1998
The relationship between indigenous peoples and nation-states has long been of academic interest, and is also an emerging topic in the international debate about human rights and development. Universities and museums play an important part in this debate as producers, managers, and communicators of knowledge about indigenous peoples. In these…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Maintenance, Culture Conflict, Ethnicity
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1983
This declaration details the 68 motions adopted by the representatives of European towns taking part in the Conference on Town and Culture. The meeting was jointly organized by the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe and the Council for Cultural Cooperation. Recommendations focus on the following: (1) that new means of…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Control, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Peer reviewedMitter, Wolfgang – European Journal of Education, 1984
The 11th conference of the society addressed these issues concerning multiculturalism in Europe and its effects on education: interdisciplinarity; policy and alternative strategies; national educational systems and ethnic or cultural minorities; problems related to immigrants, "guest workers," and refugees; relationships with the Third…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conference Proceedings, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict
Carter, George E.; And Others – 1976
The volume consists of 23 essays which examine interdisciplinary perspectives, grouped by academic areas or viewpoints on various minority issues. Topics include: the existence of a black literary tradition, the international need to develop an analysis of minority conflict and intergroup tension, the conditions faced by migrant workers, origins…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Black History, Black Literature
Hunston, Susan, Ed. – 1998
Papers on the role of language in the work environment include: "Institutions, Writing and Talk in Environmental Discourse" (Greg Myers); "Negotiating Training: Shifting Participant Frameworks in the Workplace" (Kristina Bennert); "Relational Management in Chinese-British Business Meetings" (Helen Spencer-Oatey,…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Business Communication
Terry, Robert M., Ed. – 1996
Six conference papers are presented in this volume. They include: "Living Civilization: a Theoretical Model for Using Task-Based Activities To Combine the Teaching of Language and Culture" (Sharon Gwinn Scinicariello); "Foreign Language Reading versus Understanding: Using Think-Aloud Protocols To Identify L2 Reading Problems"…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
International Migration, 1979
This document contains working papers prepared for a seminar on Adaptation and Integration of Permanent Immigrants, along with general and specific recommendations formulated by seminar participants. Conclusions and recommendations from each paper are presented in English, French, and Spanish; the conference papers themselves are presented only in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Biculturalism, Child Neglect
Des Harnais, Gaston R., Ed. – 1987
Topics covered in papers presented at a conference on languages and communication for world business and the professions include: (1) trends and aspects of internationalizing the business curriculum; (2) internationalized programs in business, foreign language, and cultures; (3) internationalized courses in business, foreign languages, and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Chinese, College Second Language Programs
National-Louis Univ., Evanston, IL. – 1995
This document contains 33 papers from a conference on research in adult, continuing, and community education. Representative papers include the following: "Highlander Folk School: A Commune Based on Intellectual Property" (Keith B. Armstrong, Donna J. Martin); "Women, Welfare and Mandated Education: An Analysis of Single Mothers'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
